Quicken 2007 for Lion
NewsIntuit has sent an e-mail to some users announcing that Quicken 2007 will be updated to be compatible with the Lion OS. The note says it will happen in “early spring,” so hopefully that means before the deadline to switch from MobileMe to iCloud. It doesn’t mention a cost, and other sources have reported that the Quicken file has to be converted to the new version under Snow Leopard first.
The letter reads:
Dear Quicken Mac Customer:
As a fellow Mac fan and customer, I wanted to personally introduce myself, and share some highlights of our Apple-related efforts with you.
I recently became General Manager of the Personal Finance Group at Intuit, responsible for Quicken and Mint.com. Intuit’s 25 years of leadership in personal financial management software makes me excited to lead this team and I am committed to creating products to help you reach your financial goals.
I recognize, however, that we have not always delivered on this promise to Quicken Mac customers.
As you may know, Quicken for Mac 2007 does not currently work on Apple’s latest operating system, Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion). I understand the frustration this may have caused you and have put a team in place to address this issue. I am happy to announce that we will have a solution that makes Quicken 2007 for Mac “Lion-compatible” by early spring. There are still details to be worked out, so I ask your continued patience as we work through these. In the meantime, you can find more information on our Mac FAQ page.
Working toward a Quicken for Mac 2007 solution is just a first step in winning back your confidence.
We are expanding our development team to continue our renewed focus on personal finance solutions that suit the needs of our Mac customers. As we develop solutions, we’ll be looking to you and the rest of our Mac customers for ideas and feedback.
I understand we have a way to go, but I wanted to start by communicating our commitment to Mac and look forward to sharing the details with you as they emerge.
Thank you for your continued loyalty to Quicken.
Sincerely,
Aaron Forth
General Manager, Intuit Personal Finance Group
December 22nd, 2011 at 10:04 pm
Thank you!!!! This is so timely & helpful! My largest reason for stalling in upgrading to Lion so I can join the cloud (because I need desktop calendar) has been the issue of Quicken compatibility. This is welcome, timely news.
December 31st, 2011 at 6:47 pm
I gave up waiting and made the switch to iBank just prior to Lion’s launch. Every bit of data came across perfectly and with some minor adjustments to the difference in operation between the two apps, I haven’t regretted it. I certainly would have preferred having Quicken maintained, especially since it was originally a Mac app, but they didn’t seem to care about me, so I ended up returning the thought…or lack thereof.
January 17th, 2012 at 4:32 pm
It is about time. I have Quicken 2009 on my Dell and MUST upgrade by the end of April (every 3 years this is mandatory). However, the Quicken 2007 for Mac is 5 years old and there have been NO efforts by Intuit to bring this program up to speed. I am debating dumping Quicken on both and going with a program that is not only good at what it does, but is also responsive to their customers. I will do my research and make my decision before the end of April.
Note: I have used Quicken and/or Quickbooks for at least 10 years if not longer.